Top: Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Left centre: Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa. Left bottom: Michael Kitso Dingake. Bottom centre: Fanyana Mazibuko. Right centre: Mosiuoa Lekota. Right bottom: Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela of Polokwane
Rooted in nearly a century of Catholic educational tradition, Pax College in Mashashane, outside Polokwane, took an important step towards securing its future on 28 October, when the Pax College Alumni Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Limpopo Department of Education, the Brothers of Charity and the Pax School Governing Body.
The agreement marked a significant milestone in efforts to safeguard the institution’s Catholic heritage, preserve its educational legacy and strengthen its future for generations of learners.
Ahead of the signing, Newzroom Afrika (DStv channel 405) conducted a special media interview with Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and one of Pax College’s distinguished former pupils. The interview took place at 9.20am.
Kganyago is among several prominent South Africans whose educational journeys began or continued at Pax College. Others include:
-Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa – Catholic priest, anti-apartheid activist, former Deputy Minister of Education and former Executive Mayor of Tshwane.
-Mosiuoa Lekota – Former Minister of Defence and founding leader of the Congress of the People (COPE).
-Fanyana Mazibuko – Veteran educationist, Black Consciousness activist and former teacher at Morris Isaacson High School, where he taught several prominent leaders of the 1976 Soweto uprising.
-Michael Kitso Dingake – Liberation struggle veteran, author and former Robben Island prisoner.
-Bishop Jeremiah Madimetja Masela – Catholic Bishop of Polokwane.
Established in 1928 through the work of the Brothers of Charity, Pax College played an important role in Catholic education, particularly during the segregation and apartheid eras. Over the decades, the institution educated and formed generations of young people, some of whom went on to make significant contributions to South African public life, education, the Church and the struggle for liberation.
The signing of the MoU brought together the alumni association, government, the religious congregation that helped establish the institution and the school governing body around a shared commitment to Pax College’s continued development.
For former pupils, the agreement also represented an opportunity to give back to an institution that helped shape their lives. Through this partnership, the signatories seek to ensure that Pax College’s history, Catholic identity and contribution to education are preserved, while providing a stronger foundation for the generations of learners who will follow.
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